On 2015-11-01 00:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
But I have a question: what about the 8-char alpha-numeric extension that now comes with every kernel? Is it automatically picked up from the *-source?
.config - Linux/x86 3.11.10 Kernel Configuration → General setup General setup Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects submenus ---> (or empty submenus ----). Highlighted letters are hotkeys. Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features. Press <Esc><Esc> to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search. Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module < > module capable () Cross-compiler tool prefix [ ] Compile also drivers which will not load =======> (-29-desktop) Local version - append to kernel release [ ] Automatically append version information to the version string Kernel compression mode (Gzip) ---> ((none)) Default hostname [*] Support for paging of anonymous memory (swap) ... ↓(+) <Select> < Exit > < Help > < Save > < Load > Do you refer to that? (in menuconfig) If so, the answer is "no". It comes from here: /usr/src/linux/.config CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="" # CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST is not set CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-29-desktop" And if you compile your own kernel, you must change it, or your build will replace the original kernel. If your's fails, you have no backup plan. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)